Polkadot News
The next parachain lease auction begins tomorrow at block 12_164_800 (~ 22:24 UTC) Polkadot/Substrate Portal
With 23 days left to vote, Referendum 74, aiming to open several HRMP channels to Statemint, is passing unanimously. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/74
With 5 days left to vote, Referendum 75, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot relay chain runtime to v9820 is passing by a wide margin. https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/75
Note that Referendum 75 has been fast-tracked by the Technical Committee. If passed, it will execute after only 400 blocks (~ 40 minutes). Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
Kusama News
Entering the Ending Period today, Quartz by Unique is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
Referendum 230 is currently passing with 97% in favor with four days left to vote. This is a simple referendum making a batch call to remark “Expect chaos”. https://kusama.subsquare.io/democracy/referendum/230
It is being used as a proof of concept to test how anonymous proxies can make decisions via governance - see the link above for details.
Motion 544, funding a Treasury Proposal to dub Polkadot Decoded 2022 videos to Spanish, has passed Council vote. https://kusama.polkassembly.io/motion/544